880 Herba is a minor planet orbiting the Sun that was discovered by German astronomer Max Wolf on 22 July 1917 in Heidelberg.
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | Max Wolf |
| Discovery site | Heidelberg Observatory |
| Discovery date | 22 July 1917 |
| Designations | |
| (880) Herba | |
| Pronunciation | ⫽ˈhɜːrbə⫽ |
| 1917 CK | |
| Orbital characteristics[1] | |
| Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 98.72 yr (36057 days) |
| Aphelion | 3.9674 AU (593.51 Gm) |
| Perihelion | 2.0291 AU (303.55 Gm) |
| 2.9983 AU (448.54 Gm) | |
| Eccentricity | 0.32323 |
| 5.19 yr (1896.3 d) | |
| 340.970° | |
| 0° 11m 23.424s / day | |
| Inclination | 15.145° |
| 262.618° | |
| 101.118° | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| 12.266 h (0.5111 d)[1][2] | |
| F-type | |
| 11.46 | |
Photometric observations of this asteroid at the Organ Mesa Observatory in Las Cruces, New Mexico, in 2011 gave a light curve with a period of 12.266 ± 0.001 hours and a brightness variation of 0.13 ± 0.02 in magnitude. The curve is asymmetrical with one maxima and one minima.[2]
880 Herba is named after Herba, the Greek god of misery and poverty.[3]
References
External links
- Lightcurve plot of 880 Herba, Palmer Divide Observatory, B. D. Warner (2006)
- Asteroid Lightcurve Database (LCDB), query form (info Archived 16 December 2017 at the Wayback Machine)
- Dictionary of Minor Planet Names, Google books
- Asteroids and comets rotation curves, CdR – Observatoire de Genève, Raoul Behrend
- Discovery Circumstances: Numbered Minor Planets (1)-(5000) – Minor Planet Center
- 880 Herba at AstDyS-2, Asteroids—Dynamic Site
- 880 Herba at the JPL Small-Body Database
